Thursday, November 24, 2011

Building the wooden fish

I just got this video from Aitor in Spain showing his building process." I recently finished my last board, a 6.6-21-2 3/4 fish, its a copy of the Surftech Soul Fish.It has a good bouyancy, and surfs really smooth, as its my first glassing work it is a little bit heavy, but in the water it is not a problem if you are looking for a soul and calm surf.It is made of paulownia for the stringer, ribs and rails and paulownia red cedar for the deck and bottom, and 6 oz fiber glass with bamboo fins."

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The joy of wood and water...

Wooden surfboards have been around for a long time and it was probably on a simple piece of wood that man first enjoyed surfing waves somewhere in the world. It may have only been a crude piece of driftwood found on the beach that served as a way of catching that first wave, but the joy and connection felt with the sea then is no different from what we feel today.As someone who has crafted a surfboard from wood, taken it out and caught a wave on it, I can tell you that the first time you paddle in and get to your feet, is truly a timeless feeling of joy and achievement. I hope that in assembling this list of talented people will inspire you to have a go at building your dream board and also experience that feeling for yourself.